One of Nigeria's most prestigious universities, known for its academic excellence and rich history.
Research2 Aug 2026
A team from the Faculty of Engineering has demonstrated an acoustic sensing rig that runs on solar power and costs about a tenth of the imported equivalent. Two operators in the region have begun field trials.
Campus26 Jul 2026
The Ugbowo hall returns with new seating, a rebuilt roof and a public address system, in time for the convocation season.
Partnership19 Jul 2026
Final-year students in mechanical and computer engineering will take supervised placements with the partners from the coming session.
Admissions11 Jul 2026
Candidates may now apply through the admissions portal. Entrance examinations are scheduled across both campuses.
Health4 Jul 2026
The teaching hospital's cardiothoracic unit carried out the operation with a wholly Nigerian team, three years after the training programme began.
A first generation university and one of the most sought after tertiary institutions in sub-Sahara Africa.
Established 23 November 1970, as the Midwest Institute of Technology
Research
Petroleum engineering, environmental remediation, and the economics of what happens to a region after the oil.
Clinical research through the teaching hospital, from tropical disease to surgical training that keeps specialists in the country.
Crop science, storage and the supply chains between a Nigerian farm and a Nigerian table.
Open to everyone
A few weeks of study, ending in a certificate from the university.
CERT-PM · 6 weeks
Run a project without losing the plot. Six weeks of evenings, assessed on a plan you write for a project of your own.
Leads to the Certificate in Project Management
CERT-DA · 8 weeks
Learn to read, clean and chart real data in Python. No prior programming experience assumed — the first fortnight starts from nothing.
Leads to the Certificate in Applied Data Analysis
Student life
Students come to Benin from every state of the federation and from across West Africa. What that costs a family is taken seriously: bursaries, staged payment and a hardship fund exist so that admission and affordability are two separate questions.
18 Aug 202610:00
Public lecture · Akin Deko Auditorium, Ugbowo
26 Aug 202609:00
Open day · Ugbowo Campus
9 Sept 202616:00
Public lecture · Ekehuan Campus
23 Sept 202611:00
Alumni · Ugbowo Campus
Vice-Chancellor
Leads the university under a published 5-Point Agenda.
Campus
The main campus, and the Akin Deko Auditorium.
Campus
The second campus, in Benin City.
Landmark
The university library.
Landmark
The University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
